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Case Report

Volume 8, Number 6, June 2017, pages 187-190


Platypnea Orthodeoxia Syndrome in a Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. The 12-lead electrocardiogram (a) and chest X-ray (b) of the patient.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Presentation of the PFO without evidence of obstruction to the flow in the pulmonary veins.

Table

Table 1. Changes in Oxygen Saturation (SO2) and in Heart Rate (HF) in Relation to the Position of the Patient
 
MinutesLyingSittingStanding
SO2 (%)HF (bpm)SO2 (%)HF (bpm)SO2 (%)HF (bpm)
bpm: beats per minute.
0891108912685132
1891108712083133
3891108612382135
5891108512382134
10891108412181137